Landlords sued after fire, lead paint settlement, & more
Rent stabilized-tenants at 475 43rd St. in Brooklyn sue their landlords and city agencies for reconfiguring apartments after a fire. They claim owners are trying to kick them out and raise rents (Gothamist)
One of New York’s most notorious landlords, Jason Korn, will pay $82,500 to settle dozens of lead paint violations inside six of his Brooklyn apartment buildings (City Limits)
Student homelessness swells to 104,000, even as school enrollment declines (City & State)
The NYCHA water scandal grows as the authority admits the firm involved conducted tests at dozens of buildings (The City)
To ease NYC's housing shortage, Mayor Eric Adams wants to exempt buildings with up to 200 apartments from environmental review (Politico)
A walk-up building once owned by Andy Warhol at 342 Bowery in Manhattan goes to auction (Architectural Digest)